Senate Judiciary

November 24, 2008 - 5:02pm
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It's Sarlo!

State Sen. Paul Sarlo is reportedly Dick Codey's choice to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee

Senate President Richard Codey has begun telling State Senators that he will pick Paul Sarlo as the new Senate Judiciary Chairman -- with an announcement that could come as early as tomorrow.  Sarlo would assume the post in January when John Adler resigns to take his seat in Congress.  Judiciary is considered one of the most powerful committees in the Legislature, with considerable clout over the Senate confirmation of gubernatorial nominations, including judgeships.  Sarlo, who is also the Mayor of Wood-Ridge, will become the first non-lawyer to run the Judiciary Committee since the early 1970's, when the Senate Majority Leader (then a one-year term) also ran Judiciary.

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November 10, 2008 - 3:25pm
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Gill for Judicary Chairman: 'no f#$&ing way'

Rob Tornoe's July 2008 cartoon lampooning State Sen. Nia Gill for accepting a lucrative no-bid legal contract from the Essex County Improvement Authority

A Democrat with strong ties to Senate President Richard Codey says there is "no f#$&ing way" Nia Gill will become Senate Judiciary Chairman when John Adler goes to Congress in January.  Codey's friend cites tension between the two Senators over their shared senatorial courtesy in Essex County, and Gill's growing dependence on legal work from the County of Essex (that means Codey rival Stephen Adubato, Sr.) as key reasons why Gill won't get the job.  The front runner, says the Senate President's ally, is State Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Lesniak), who doesn't excite Codey but may be the least problematic of the potential contenders.

Click here to read Max Pizarro's story on the race for Senate Judiciary Chairman

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